4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 2
Jane Dodds. Oh, sorry. Joel James, you wanted to come in on this specifically.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 2
Thank you. Sioned Williams.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 2
Welcome back to the Equality and Social Justice Committee, and we're now going to have our third session on the governance of fire and rescue services, and I'm very pleased to welcome Peter Crews, branch secretary of Cwm Taf local government branch, which…
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
The committee will now take a break until 1 o'clock, when we'll resume with hearing from Unison. So, if Members could come back just at, say, 12.55 p.m.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Thank you.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Thank you. Thank you very much indeed, both, for your evidence. We'll send you a transcript, just to make sure that we've captured your information correctly, and, obviously, please do correct it if we've got it wrong. And we want to thank you both for your…
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Okay. But you would agree that no change is not an option, given what we already know.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Thank you very much for that clarification. Mr Griffiths, do you want to add anything?
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Thank you. I just want to pick up on the point Mr Wrack was making earlier about the need for a much more long-term vision of what the role of the fire and rescue service might look like, and closer working relations with medical colleagues in the ambulance…
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Very good. Moving on to Joel James.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Thank you.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Yes. Matt.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Some of this has already been covered by Matt, I think. Is there anything either of you want to add?
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
It's fine. Thank you for that. Ken Skates.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Thank you. Before I call in Ken Skates, can I just clarify, Mr Griffiths, whether, when you're talking about part-time firefighters, are you talking about people who are retained, who have other jobs, who are in rural areas?
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Thank you. Jane.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Joel, do you want—? A quick one.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Thank you. Can I call in Jane Dodds now?
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
You have covered this in part already, but obviously you're very welcome to expand on it.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Yes.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Yes, you've already told us that. It's really about what now, what next.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Yes.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
I think it's how can these concerns be addressed, because we have already covered that you have these concerns. So, if you could focus your answer on that.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Thank you. Sioned Williams.
4 Mawrth 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethu’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub: panel 1
Okay.
